Where does “loserless” come from?
loserless (English) comes from English loser, from English lose, from German Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
loserless (English): Without a loser or losers
Definitions
- Without a loser or losers
Ancestry of “loserless”, step by step
loserless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loser | A person who loses; one who fails to win or... |
| 2 | English | lose | To cause to cease to be in one's possession or... |
| 3 | German | Nikolaus | a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th... |
| 4 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |